I walk past this Princeton Townhome sign a lot, and I noticed a few weeks ago that the area had gotten decorated with string lights for Christmas. Warm icicle lights were wrapped around the tree trunks and placed over the grass, and cooler, blue-toned lights were strung around the sign. This gave the area a festive feeling, and every time I pass by, it lifts my mood a little bit and gets me more excited for Christmas. It's interesting how much we've been conditioned since childhood to associate certain lights with certain things, such as string lights for Christmas, red/yellow/green lights for stop/slow down/go, and flashing blue lights with emergency motor vehicles (especially police). None of these lights have any inherent meaning, but we've associated them with these manufactured meanings for so long all around the globe that just seeing a certain light can make us think of them in a split second.
Interesting post. You should study color theory, you would be surprised how certain colors do not necessarily have inherent meaning but are perceived by most humans the same way. But yes, things like Christmas lights definitely give us gut and taught responses :)
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